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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners 
GARDEN TURNIPS. 
DANIELS' IMPROVED SNOWBALL. Reduced from a Phuloiraph. 
YELLOW-FLESHED VARIETIES. 
per 07..— s. d. 
DANIELS’ GOLDEN GEM. A distinct variety. The top is small 
and neat j the roots are very handsome, with very fine tap-root. 
The skin and flesh are of a rich golden-yellow, and of excellent 
quality • . • • • ■ • • per pint 3s. 0 6 
GOLDEN BALL. Fine stock.. .. .. per pint Is. 6d. 0 4 
ORANGE JELLY. Fine for late sowing .. per pint Is. Gd. 0 4 
ORANGE RED-TOP. Red top and golden yellow flesh . . ..04 
Cultivation. — This most wholesome vegetable is a lover of moisture, 
and to be crisp and juicy (as it should be) must be grown quickly and not 
checked in its growth. Choose good rich soil which has been dug over 
some time previously, and if possible, in a slightly shady position, as during 
the Summer months Turnips become stringy and hard if exposed to the 
hot sun. 
For the first crop sow Daniels’ “ Snowball ” on a very warm border 
early in March, and a succession of varieties onwards until July. Thin 
out the plants when in the seed leaf, leaving the single roots twelve inches 
apart. Give occasional dustings with wood ash and soot in the early 
morning to ward oil the deadly Turnip fly. 
For Autumn and Winter use sow in August and September either broad- 
cast or in rows. Keep the hoo going and all weeds cleared off to hasten 
the growth and ensure crisp lender roots. 
“ I liave always had such good results from your Seeds, and have been very fortunate 
with Prizes, having gained eleven last year.” — Mr. H. HAINES. Southern. 
WHITE-FLESHED VARIETIES. 
per 07 ..— s. «1. 
DANIELS’ IMPROVED SNOWBALL. An early and 
distinct variety oi perfect shape, having only a single 
tap root. It is small, very solid, sweet and crisp, and 
of remarkably quick growth, flesh snow white and 
juicy, one of the very best for exhibition purposes, 
having obtained numerous first prizes per pint 2s. 0 6 
DANIELS' GREEN TOP STONE. One of the most 
useful varieties for late sowing, being very hardy will 
stand well into the Winter. The roots are of splendid 
shape, and the flesh firm, crisp, and juicy per pint Is. 6d. 0 4 
EARLY WHITE MILAN. Of similar shape and quality to the Red- 
top Milan, quite as early, but pure white in colour . . ..06 
CHIRK CASTLE (Black Stone). Very hardy, one of the most useful 
varieties for Winter . . . . . . . . ..06 
EARLY MILAN RED-TOP. One of the earliest varieties in culti- 
vation, roots flat, of medium size and quite smooth. First- 
class Certificate, Royal Horticultural Society . . ..04 
EARLY WHITE STRAP-LEAVED. One of the earliest grown . . 0 4 
EARLY WHITE STONE, or DUTCH SIX WEEKS per pint Is. 0 2 
SCARLET GEM. This is quite distinct ; in shape, round and 
flat, the colour is a rich glowing scarlet ; top small and neat ; 
flesh white and of excellent flavour . . . . ..06 
VEITCH’S RED GLOBE. Useful variety . . . . ..04 
DANIELS’ GREEN TOP STONE. 
SALSAFY. 
per 07 .. — s. d. 
SANDWICH ISLAND MAMMOTH. Splendid variety per pkt, Od. I 6 
COMMON .. .. .. .. .. „ 3d. 0 9 
SCORZONERA. 
per oz . — s. d. 
RUSSIAN IMPROVED . . . . . . per. pkt. 4d. 1 0 
COMMON „ 3d. 0 9 
Cultivation.— Salsafy is a vegetable which deserves to be more grown, as it has quite a rich and distinct flavour. Being a deep rooting plant, it 
must have well- worked land. The seed should be sown early in May in drills about fifteen inches apart, and the plants thinned out to about nine inches 
in the row. If specimen roots are desired for exhibition, they may be grown in holes made by a crowbar and filled with fine soil as recommended for 
Parsnips and Beetroot ; a liberal supply of water should bo given in dry weather and the soil kept loose between the rows by hoeing during the Summer. 
Salsafy should be lifted and stored in dry sand in a cellar for Winter use. 
Scorzonera is a vegetable resembling Salsafy, being purple in colour. It requires similar treatment, but is somewhat hardier and requires a little 
more space in the drill. 
